C_TS422_2601 Pass Rate 2026: What the Data Shows

The Pass Rate Question: What Can Be Verified

Search for the pass rate of the SAP Certified - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Production Planning and Manufacturing exam and you will find confident figures on forums and prep sites. Most of them cannot be traced to anything. This article takes a different approach: it separates what SAP publishes from what is speculation, and then shows you how to build your own readiness signal from the numbers that do exist.

To be direct: no official current public pass rate for C_TS422_2601 was verified in the sources used for this article. SAP does not appear to publish first-attempt pass percentages for this credential on its certification page. What you can rely on is the structure of the assessment itself: its format, duration and cut score. Those facts shape your odds far more than a rumored percentage ever could.

For a broader look at how demanding the exam feels in practice, see our C_TS422_2601 difficulty guide, and for the scoring threshold in isolation, read the passing score breakdown.

What SAP Actually Publishes About This Exam

SAP's current certification information identifies C_TS422 as SAP Certified - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, Production Planning and Manufacturing. The verified facts are short and specific:

• Assessment type: a 1-activity System Based Assessment
• Duration: 3 hours
• Pass score: 64%
• Applicability: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition and SAP S/4HANA on-premise
• Language: English

SAP links the certification to a learning journey titled "Implementing Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition." That journey covers manufacturing master data, supply-chain planning, material requirements planning and capacity evaluation, planning strategies, pMRP, MRP Live, DDMRP, PP/DS, detailed scheduling and optimization, and production and process orders. If you want one authoritative map of what the exam expects you to know, that learning journey is it.

Unknowns also remain. No official current question count and no member or non-member fee was verified. Where those details matter to you, check SAP's certification page directly before committing time or money.

Why a Reliable Pass Rate Is Hard to Find

There are structural reasons a trustworthy number is scarce for this particular credential:

1. SAP does not publish it. Unlike some vendors, SAP's certification page for this exam shows format and cut score, not outcomes.
2. Self-reported data is biased. Candidates who pass tend to post about it; candidates who fail often stay quiet. Any forum tally skews optimistic.
3. The candidate pool is self-selected. People who sit a hands-on manufacturing assessment are usually already working in or training for PP roles, which makes comparison with other exams meaningless.
4. The exam changes with releases. The "2601" in the exam code reflects a release-aligned version, so older anecdotes may describe different content.

The practical conclusion: stop searching for a pass rate and start measuring yourself against the 64% line. Our companion piece on the passing score explains how to translate that threshold into practice-test targets.

Format and Cut Score: The Numbers You Can Trust

A 64% pass score means you can miss roughly a third of what is asked and still pass, but that margin is thinner than it sounds when a single scenario touches several areas at once. Because the format is a System Based Assessment rather than a plain recall quiz, partial understanding of a process (for example, knowing what MRP Live is but not how planning strategies drive the result) tends to cost points across multiple items.

Where Candidates Lose Points: The Seven Content Areas

The preparation-scope data splits the exam into seven areas. Three of them, Plan to Produce (PP) Processes, Production Orders and Material Requirements Planning (MRP), are 20% each, so together they account for 60% of the scope. That concentration tells you where outcomes are decided. For a deeper walk-through of every area, see the complete domains guide.

A useful way to read this list: the three 20% areas are interdependent. MRP produces the planned orders, Plan to Produce describes the flow they enter, and Production Orders is where they are executed. Candidates who study them as one chain generally find the scenario questions easier than those who memorize each in isolation.

Reading System-Based Assessment Questions

The System Based Assessment format is the main reason generic multiple-choice advice underperforms here. Instead of recalling a definition, you are expected to demonstrate that you understand how the system behaves in a manufacturing situation. A few habits help:

• Identify the process stage first. Is the scenario about planning, order creation, execution or reporting? That narrows which knowledge applies.
• Watch the product type. A scenario that mentions process orders or process-industry features points to a different answer path than a discrete-manufacturing one.
• Note the planning method. MRP Live, pMRP and DDMRP are not interchangeable, and a question often hinges on which one is in play.
• Check deployment context. The credential applies to both Cloud Private Edition and on-premise, so be careful about assuming a capability exists in one and not the other without a reason.

For a one-page refresher on terminology you will see repeatedly, keep the C_TS422_2601 cheat sheet nearby during revision.

A Domain-Ordered Prep Sequence

Rather than a generic schedule, sequence your study by dependency. Master data and planning feed orders, so learn them in that order. This plan assumes you already work with S/4HANA manufacturing and need roughly four weeks of focused revision; adjust to your own baseline.

The reasoning: the three 20% areas get the first two weeks because they carry the most weight and underpin everything else. Integration is last because it is the smallest area and builds on the rest. For the full approach, our first-attempt study guide expands on resources and revision tactics, and you can test yourself on the C_TS422_2601 practice tests as you go.

Who Sits This Exam and Who Hires for It

The credential targets people who plan, configure and run manufacturing processes in SAP S/4HANA. That typically includes production planning consultants, SAP PP functional analysts, manufacturing process owners and implementation team members working on S/4HANA programs. Because it applies to both Cloud Private Edition and on-premise, it is relevant to organizations at various stages of S/4HANA adoption.

Employers that value it are generally those running or implementing SAP manufacturing: discrete and process manufacturers, plus the consulting and systems-integration firms that serve them. We deliberately do not quote salary figures here because none were verified for this specific credential; see the salary guide and the jobs overview for qualitative context, and the ROI analysis if you are weighing the investment.

Registration and Fee Mechanics

What is firmly known: the exam is a 3-hour, 1-activity System Based Assessment delivered in English. What was not verified: an official current fee for members or non-members, and an official question count. Do not rely on third-party fee quotes; confirm pricing, delivery options and scheduling directly on SAP's certification page before you budget. For a structured look at cost components, see the certification cost guide, check eligibility in the requirements article, and plan around testing windows using the exam dates guide.

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